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The past year has seen no shortage of disruptive cyberattacks – here’s a round-up of some of the worst hacks and breaches that have impacted a variety of targets around the world in 2022
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The Sophos team in the UK has raised a grand total of £12,000 (USD14,500) for the Alzheimer’s Society, smashing through their original £10,000 (USD12,000) target. 

“Sophos stopped everything in our tests,” says SE Labs.

A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the third part of our series, we look at the curious case of twenty fake marketplaces.

It’s all fun and games over the holidays, but is your young gamer safe from the darker side of the action?
The post ‘Tis the season for gaming: Keeping children safe (and parents sane) appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

It’s all fun and games over the holidays, but is your young gamer safe from the darker side of the action?
The post ‘Tis the season for gaming: Keeping children safe (and parents sane) appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Make the right decision when choosing an MDR provider with this helpful Gartner Market Guide

Anthony Bradshaw shares his career journey at Sophos and how we have supported his professional growth and provided opportunities to improve both his skills as an analyst and as a leader.

Give yourself peace of mind and help create a safe online space for your child using Android or iOS parental controls
The post How to set up parental controls on your child’s new smartphone appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Tips to better protect your network while you take some well-deserved time out.

The group’s proprietary backdoor LODEINFO delivers additional malware, exfiltrates credentials, and steals documents and emails
The post MirrorFace aims for high‑value targets in Japan – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The time has come for your child to receive their first smartphone. Before handing it over, however, make sure to help them use their new gadget safely and responsibly.
The post Help! My kid has asked Santa for a smartphone appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

We are honored to be named a market leader in American Security Today’s ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

Customers can enrich their internal tools with data from SophosLabs.

Holiday travel is back with a vengeance this year. Set yourself up for a cyber-safe and hassle-free trip with our checklist.
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A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the second part of our series, we look at the different flavors of scams prevalent on criminal forums

ESET researchers discovered a spearphishing campaign targeting Japanese political entities a few weeks before the House of Councillors elections, and in the process uncovered a previously undescribed MirrorFace credential stealer
The post Unmasking MirrorFace: Operation LiberalFace targeting Japanese political entities appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Customers were protected from a novel attack that used a malicious, signed driver to which virtually all EDR software is vulnerable.

Windows-heavy collection closes out a year of elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities; no Exchange patches in sight

The criminals signed their AV-killer malware, closely related to one known as BURNTCIGAR, with a legitimate WHCP certificate

Think outside the (gift) box. Here are a few ideas for security and privacy gifts to get for your relatives – or even for yourself. Some don’t cost a penny!
The post Top tips for security‑ and privacy‑enhancing holiday gifts appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET experts offer their reflections on what the continued blurring of boundaries between different spheres of life means for our human and social experience – and especially our cybersecurity and privacy
The post Cybersecurity Trends 2023: Securing our hybrid lives appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET researchers uncover a new wiper and its execution tool, both attributed to the Iran-aligned Agrius APT group
The post Diamond industry under attack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Xenomorph pilfers victims’ login credentials for banking, payment, social media, cryptocurrency and other apps with valuable data
The post Xenomorph: What to know about this Android banking trojan appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Sophos ZTNA makes zero trust network access easy, integrated, and secure.

An open ecosystem of more than 75 technology integrations that enhances cybersecurity outcomes for customers and partners.

A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the first of a four-part series, we look at the forums involved, and how they deal with scammers scamming scammers

ESET researchers analyzed a supply-chain attack abusing an Israeli software developer to deploy Fantasy, Agrius’s new wiper, with victims including the diamond industry
The post Fantasy – a new Agrius wiper deployed through a supply‑chain attack appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Discover the six endpoint security measures that can help mitigate the risk of a ransomware attack.

Forget pests for a minute. Modern farms also face another – and more insidious – breed of threat.
The post Tractors vs. threat actors: How to hack a farm appeared first on WeLiveSecurity